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I sing a song I have sung before. I sing the song once more.

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Did he sing that well or what?
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In my imagination I'm a good singer.

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Nothing wrong with that. Makes it easier to understand.
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sing, sang, sung
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sing/ sang / sung


I sing the song you sang two days ago , not the song you have sung this morning.
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SING/SANG/SUNG BELONGS TO THE GROUP:

RING/RANG/RUNG

SWIM/SWAM/SWUM

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I sing a song yesterday.I sung it very well. everybody is happy to hear that song i sung.
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Default Re: sing\sang\___

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Originally Posted by j_carhaenni View Post
I sing a song yesterday.I sung it very well. everybody is happy to hear that song i sung.

Hi Carhaeni

Your sentence should sound :

I sang a song yesterday. I sang it very well, everybody was happy to hear the song I sang.
The adverb "yesterday" requires past tense in this case.

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